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More Cold Ahead

Alicia Roman has the latest forecast update as the Chicago area battles record-breaking cold.

(Published Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019)

When you think of cold weather, the South Pole, Mount Everest, Siberia and Alaska often come to mind – but Chicago is colder than all of those places Wednesday.

As the city is blanketed by a bout of historic cold, temperature highs aren’t expected to rise above -15 degrees. Lows could reach to near -26 Wednesday, nearing the coldest temperature ever seen in the city.